What Are You Grateful For Today?

[MrMoonlight]

I'm grateful for the kindness of others.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

For the help of the hubby and a few of mom's friends in getting a new lift chair moved into her living space for when she finally gets to go home. (fingers crossed)

For the traffic jam that happened in an area I luckily know my way around, so we hit the dirt roads....great views, very few cars, and a chance to re-visit some favorite spots of days long ago.

For every damn thing, pretty much, as times like these greatly help remind me of so many things I too often forget to make time to give thanks for.

 

[Teasel]

For excitement over my latest polka dotted dress

 

[Ronin]

That someone in my life prioritizes his trainees to grumpy one time customers.

Because by gods, under that tired to give a damn, I would still cuss him back to Uganda and all hells during if he raised voice at those kids for these f*ckers.

 

[8888]

Hotels, I needed a quiet place away from construction so here I am.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

For living through yet another super scary "heart incident" today. At least it happened while I was already at the hospital, however it wasn't nearly as comforting as one may think it would be, being as how it wasn't taken very seriously by the heart and vascular center receptionist for what felt like quite some time. Glad the other folks stepped in to help when they did.

Still no specific answers, as all my numbers and such come back "just fine", but am currently wearing a 30 day monitor to see what the rhythms are like. Feeling pretty defeated in all my ongoing attempts at living a healthier lifestyle when stuff like this comes up out of the blue, but not enough to give it all up.

Stress is a killer and creator of many ills, too, and I still tend to let it pile up and remain convinced I can handle it all, even though I know better. Must not allow the rampant shitty thoughts to override actual accomplishments and drastic improvements. Must take good care of self to help take good care of mom. Man....this shit is so heavy.

 

[Teasel]

Very Warmest of well wishes for you @Tornadic Thoughts :hug:

I'm grateful for flavourful coffee this morning
For the sun shining outside and which I will go walk in soon
For having so thoroughly enjoyed seeing England play so well in the World Cup. And for how much I like Gareth Southgate as a stand up sort of geezer
For Harry the cat being so sweet when I felt so lost yesterday. I'm sure he means to comfort and I don't usually anthropomorphise.
For eg inning to learn to stand up for myself. For bring prepared to forgive myself for not getting it right immediately

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

For mom walking a little bit today....for the first time since she walked into the ER well over a week or so ago.

 

[Changing4Best]

Surviving a melt-down within the hour. Emotions! (This was a grief one) Sometimes it is weird how this stuff can creep up on you at the most annoying moments. One minute I was writing an email to someone, the next I recalled something gruesome, the tears came slowly, then faster and I was expecting company, so I did not let them flow as I would have wanted to, but at least I cried! I have not cried in YEARS! What a relief.

Then my company arrived, as I was shutting the tears down, thinking that they were due at that exact moment. I was still using my hanky as they were coming in the door.

 

[Teasel]

That sounds pretty huge @SpiritSong
I half wondered if somehow this could be vaguely related to you painting again. Please ignore if I'm off base. I sometimes think art is powerful at getting us in touch with how we feel.
Well wishes.

Am grateful for lunch with a lovely gal. Did me the world of good.

 

[DharmaGirl]

Feeling pretty defeated in all my ongoing attempts at living a healthier lifestyle

Actually, you might not be alive if you didn't live a healthy life. I used to be a cardiac nurse before ER, and I saw a lot of women with arrhythmias having to do with hormones. You didn't have a heart attack, and that may be caused by the fact you are healthy.

I'm grateful for this site, as always, for my healing, for my changing beliefs, for my valuing myself and others.

 

[Changing4Best]

That sounds pretty huge @SpiritSong
I half wondered if somehow this could be vague...

Could be. I am not sure, as I was writing at the time. That too is cathartic though.